The Last of the Crazy PeoplePenguin Canada, 1 juil. 2008 - 224 pages While other 11-year-old boys are preoccupied with things like hockey, television and having fun, Hooker broods about his dysfunctional home-life. With a mother who refuses to leave her room, a brother in an alcoholic haze and a father who's unable to hold things together, Hooker's world is one of bewilderment and conflict. Feeling alone and unhappy, the young boy seeks to put an end to all of the confusion in The Last of the Crazy People, Timothy Findley's astonishing debut novel. |
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... Little Bones began to " Well ... " " One of these men - thank God I don't know him - but he has― " " Yes ? " " A daughter . " There was absolute silence . " What's his name ? " “ Parker . His girl's name is Janice . " " No ! " " Yes ...
... Little Bones began to " Well ... " " One of these men - thank God I don't know him - but he has― " " Yes ? " " A daughter . " There was absolute silence . " What's his name ? " “ Parker . His girl's name is Janice . " " No ! " " Yes ...
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... Little Bones began to shake all over and to heave . Hooker put his hand on her back , near her tail . She went on heaving , silently . " What are we going to do ? " " Nothing . " " But Janice Parker is only eighteen . " " She's ...
... Little Bones began to shake all over and to heave . Hooker put his hand on her back , near her tail . She went on heaving , silently . " What are we going to do ? " " Nothing . " " But Janice Parker is only eighteen . " " She's ...
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... Little Bones yapped . " Sometimes , ” he thought , feeling her head come up into an alert position , “ she is just like a dog . ” His fingers moved over her ears , which were stiff and pointed . She arched the undersides of her ...
... Little Bones yapped . " Sometimes , ” he thought , feeling her head come up into an alert position , “ she is just like a dog . ” His fingers moved over her ears , which were stiff and pointed . She arched the undersides of her ...
Table des matières
Section 1 | 21 |
Section 2 | 25 |
Section 3 | 37 |
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